The Empire and the Kingdom

"Miss Xue San can play Guzheng?" Someone questioned in a strange way.

The noble ladies who grew up in the capital can't hide their talents, and they have already shown them at banquets.What is the purpose of ladies learning talents?Isn't it just to show off in front of everyone and gain a reputation as a talented woman?How can anyone who has learned a talent keep hiding it?

The rest of the Xue family came to their senses and understood that Xue Ai was probably the only one who had learned a talent but never showed it off.The daughter of the Xiangfu, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting all have to be learned.Xue Ai is no longer welcome, and she follows the sisters when they study together.Since Xue Ai has been an invisible person for a long time, the sisters don't know whether she knows those talents or not.But recently, the sound of the guzheng is often heard in Pingle Pavilion, so Xue Ai can at least play the guzheng.In addition, Xue Ai's calligraphy is recognized by Xue Xiang, so Xue Ai also knows calligraphy.Calculated in this way, Xue Ying and other sisters suddenly discovered that Xue Ai did not lose to others in terms of talent.

Wang Runing was looking at Xue Ai's dislike, and after hearing Xue Ruo's provocative words, she took a step forward and said with a smile: "Miss Xue San, since Miss Xue Si said that you are a master at playing guzheng, then you don't mind doing it for me?" Shall we play a song?"

There is a trap in these words.If Xue Ai refused, it would be tantamount to saying that he minded playing for the ladies, so in order to avoid offending all the ladies in the capital, Xue Ai could only agree.

Standing beside Xue Ai, Feng Jingsu took a closer look at Wang Runing, she was indeed beautiful, although she was young, she was very mature, and she didn't know how her family taught her.

Xue Ai walked over slowly, "Since Second Miss Wang sincerely invites you, Xue Ai will obey you." She stretched out her hand and gently plucked the strings of the zither, and the guzheng made a melodious sound.

The zither prepared by the Princess Palace is naturally good.Xue Ai sat down and put his fingers on the zither.The slender fingers were set off by the dark guzheng as white as jade, and the ladies next to her couldn't help admiring that even if this Miss Xue San was a vase, she was also the most beautiful vase.

Xue Ai plucked the strings with her fingers, and a piece of "Autumn Night Song" flowed out from between her.This piece of music is the most common folk piece in Yunguo, and it is a basic piece that everyone who can play the guzheng must learn.Many people are a little disappointed when they hear this song.Shouldn't masters play some difficult pieces to show off their skills?How can such a simple piece be judged?

"You can play such a simple piece so movingly, Miss Xue San is really amazing!" At the end of the piece, someone praised it.

Everyone turned their heads and saw that the woman who spoke was Hou Xilu, the second young lady of Duke Dingguo's mansion.There are many in-laws in Dingguo's mansion, and her own family is prominent, so the daughters of the Hou family are a little arrogant, and most people look down on them.Hou Xilu's ability to comment on Xue Ai's skills in this way shows that Xue Ai plays really well.

"How can I judge a piece like "Autumn Night Song" that can be played after a year of study? If Miss Xue wants to convince the public, she still needs to show more skills." This time it was the queen's natal family who spoke, Cheng Fangting, the third miss of the Cheng family.She has nothing against Xue Ai, but she has always disliked Miss Hou's family.In terms of family status, the Cheng family is no worse than anyone else. What can the Hou family be proud of?

The relationship between the ladies is intricate, and at this time, the two sides have formed an evenly matched force, but Xue Ai is pushed to the front.

Regarding this, Xue Ai did not panic. The current situation can be said to be arranged by her alone, so everything is under her control.

Xue Ai has been hiding herself for so many years because she doesn't want to be married off prematurely before Feng Jingsu comes back.But she was so smart, she could already vaguely see Feng Jingsu's ambitions, but Feng Jingsu didn't say anything, so she couldn't be sure.After all, a woman is the emperor, at least in Yun Country, it has never happened before.

She never dared to expect Feng Jingsu to be with her, since they are both women, there is no law in heaven.If Feng Jingsu is just a princess, then she will definitely marry and have children in the future, and there is no way to keep herself by her side.If Feng Jingsu is really the emperor, then it is not easy for a woman to be the emperor, let alone allow the slightest stain on her reputation, and she cannot stay by Feng Jingsu's side.So her best plan for the future is to become a useful minister who can assist Feng Jingsu.Not Feng Jingsu's woman, but Feng Jingsu's courtier.Even if they can't get along day and night, at least they can meet each other in court.This is her greatest hope for the future.

In order to achieve this step, she has been collecting and sorting out the situation and positions of the courtiers in the capital, the members of each family and their in-law relationships.Whether it's fighting in the court or fighting for favor in the harem, it seems that one person is one thing, but in fact, how many forces and relationships are involved behind it.She couldn't let Feng Jingsu, who had just returned to China, fall into this kind of struggle and lose the upper hand.

This kind of preparation started when she found out that she fell in love with Feng Jingsu, but after Feng Jingsu returned to China recently and got close to her, she accelerated her plan.

Today, she wants to gain a reputation. Since she is a stone, of course if she is a stone with weight, then she can cause even bigger waves in the lake.In order to make it less abrupt for her who has always been unknown to show her talents, she deliberately provoked Xue Ruo with a guzheng a few days ago. The next tea tasting banquet is the best opportunity.She used outsiders to embarrass herself, and afterwards she could say that she had good intentions and wanted to make herself famous. After all, what Xue Ruo said just now was all good things.

These young ladies, watching their mothers and aunts fight each other in the back house all day long, none of them have learned, but they have learned ten percent of these psychological tricks.

Who is the best guzheng person in the capital?It is Zhuang Ruoyun, the second lady of the Zhuang family.If Xue Ai's guzheng is good, wouldn't it steal Zhuang Ruoyun's limelight?As the Zhuang family and the Cheng family are in-laws, Cheng Fangting must protect Zhuang Ruoyun. Isn't the current situation easily formed?

"Since you ladies don't think it's fun, I'll join in the fun." Feng Jingsu walked to Xue Ai's side, "Miss San, would you like to play a song with me?"

Although it was a drama agreed upon by the two, when Feng Jingsu proposed the invitation, Xue Ai's heart was still excited.

"I'm going to Feiyejin to study, can you wait for me to come back?"

"How about being my own little fox?"

Every time Feng Jingsu invites, she will agree without hesitation.This time, of course.

"The princess also wants to play the guzheng?" Cheng Fangting was a little surprised.I have never heard that Princess Yunyi can play the guzheng.

Feng Jingsu shook her head, "In front of an expert like Miss Xue San, wouldn't I be playing the guzheng like a master?" These words included other people.

Cheng Fangting's face was not very good-looking, "The princess wants to use other instruments?"

"Naturally." Feng Jingsu waved her hand, and a few maidservants brought up... drums.

All the noble ladies present were in disorder in the wind.drum?How can a lady learn to play drums?

Feng Jingsu ignored everyone's ghost-like expressions, took the drumstick, tapped it twice to test the sound, and then nodded with satisfaction.The drumstick twirled in her hand, and she looked at Xue Ai.

Xue Ai smiled, so brightly that the flowers in the garden were overshadowed by it at that moment.It was the first time for all the ladies to see Xue Ai with such a beautiful smile.It turns out that Miss Xue's third lady can really turn a city over with a smile.

Feng Jingsu's drum sounded first, and the pounding of the drum seemed to hit everyone's hearts, which was soul-stirring.Then the sound of guzheng joined in, instantly connecting the drums together.No one had heard this song before, but the sound of drums and zithers seemed to bring everyone into the ancient battlefield where the setting sun was like blood.After the great battle, there was a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, a remnant chess piece was independent, crows flew in the sky, drums were rumbling, and zithers were clanging. Although they were two women, their subordinates did not wear any makeup. The feeling of breathing.It wasn't until the end of the song that everyone let out a sigh of relief.

Guan Xuebing, the eldest lady of An Guogong's mansion, wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, and at some point, tears fell from her eyes.She was born in a family of generals, her father and brother are both veterans in the battlefield.She has never seen a real battlefield, but she has seen her father and brother injured.It turns out that the real battlefield is like this, bloody, setting sun, killing, conquest.

She wiped away the tears from her face and clapped her hands first.After she took the lead, everyone came to their senses and applauded.No amount of words are superfluous at this time, only applause can express inner excitement and recognition.Even Zhuang Ruoyun and Cheng Fangting had to applaud.If you are still not convinced in this situation, it is not to fight for face, but to lose face.

After playing the last note, Xue Ai withdrew his hand.Her hands were still trembling slightly, not from fear and nervousness, but from excitement.When she practiced this piece, there was no drum sound added, so she was overwhelmed by the scene depicted in the piece today.

Her hand was suddenly held by another pair of hands, and Feng Jingsu's voice was above her head, "Miss San, thank you for your cooperation."

Xue Ai raised her head, Feng Jingsu's eyes were gentle, giving her the most reassuring strength.

"What... is this song? I've never heard it before." Guan Xuebing asked.

"This song is called "Ancient Battle Song". It is a song I learned in the academy. It is said to be an ancient song. I didn't expect that the third lady would know it too. It's really fate." Feng Jingsu didn't blink her eyes when she lied.

This piece is called "The Song of the Setting Sun".Of course it's not an ancient song, but it was made by Wen Xiange, the master who teaches musical instruments at Feiyejin Academy.It is said that one day, Wen Xiange heard Jiang Fengmin talk about the battlefield, shut himself up for a day after returning home, and wrote this song at night.At first it was a pipa score, because Wen Xiange is best at pipa.However, after playing it, she felt that the effect was not good, so she changed it to Guzheng music.Guzheng is indeed more suitable than pipa, but it still lacks something exciting.So Wen Xiange added the sound of drums, and it was finally perfect.

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